Iowa Family Group Sheet for the Elijah Orahood Family *********************************************** Copyright Jeanne Crews. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Jeanne Crews Email address:Husband: Elijah Orahood Birthdate: abt 1798 Birthplace: Virginia Death date: Between 1856/1860 Place of death: Benton Co., Iowa Burial: Father: Mother: Marriage date: 17 Jun 1843 Marriage place: Coles Co., Illinois Wife: Lucy Wayne Birthdate: 1811 Birthplace: Kentucky Death date: after 1860 Place of death: possibly Benton Co., Iowa Burial: Father: Benjamin Franklin Wayne Mother: Nancy Tankersley CHILDREN Child No. 1: Phoebe Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: abt 1844 Birthplace: Coles Co., Illinois Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 27 Apr 1867 Marriage place: Mt. Auburn, Benton Co., Iowa Spouse's name: William Wolfe Child No. 2: Elizabeth Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: 31 Dec 1846 Birthplace: Coles Co., Illinois Death date: 4 Mar 1922 Place of death: Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska Burial: Marriage date: 25 Dec 1856 Marriage place: Benton Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Dudley Taylor McGuire Child No. 3: Martha E. Orahood Sex: f Birthdate: abt 1848 Birthplace: Benton Co., Iowa Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 17 Mar 1870 Marriage place: Vinton, Benton Co., Iowa Spouse's name: George Washington Johnson Child No. 4: Charles W. Orahood Sex: m Birthdate: Feb 1851 Birthplace: Iowa Death date: between 1910/1920 Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 1st 23 Dec 1875 2nd 20 Apr 1881 Marriage place: 1st Clark Co., Missouri 2nd unknown place Spouse's name: 1 Minerva A. Asher 2 Frances Ann Bash Documentation: Elijah Orahood was married at least twice and possibly three times. First wife Sarah died about 1835. Two sons, Levi and Nelson were born after that, but before Elijah married Lucy Wayne. These may have been Lucy's children, born before they were married, but more likely Elijah was married to some unknown wife who died before he married Lucy in 1843. Union Co., Ohio marriage records http://www.iltrails.org/coles Coles Co IL 1840 Census Elijah Arrowhood 1 m <5, 1 m 5-10, 1 m 40-50 1 f <5, 3 f 5-10, 1 f 30-40 1850 census Benton Co., IA Elijah ARROHOVE 50, male, farmer, b. VA Lucy ARROHOVE 39, female, b. KY Joseph ARROHOVE 17, male, farmer, b. Ohio Levi ARROHOVE 12, male, b. Ohio Nancy DAUGHERTY 10, female, b. IA Rachel DAUGHERTY 9, female, b. IA Nelson ARROHOVE 9, male, b. IA Phebe ARROHOVE 6, female, b. IA Elisabeth ARROHOVE 4, female, b. IA Martha ARROHOVE 2, female, b. IA Nancy ARROHOVE 22, female, b. IA http://iagenweb.org/census/benton/1854-IA-Benton-Taylor.txt Arahood *lyi* 2 males 3 females 1 voter 1 militia 1856 IA state census Benton Co. (in alpha order) Aeihaad Catharine Aeihaad Charles Aeihaad Elijah Aeihaad Elizabeth Aeihaad M.E. Aeihaad Nancy Aeihaad Nelson Aeihaad Pheby Aeihaad Rachael 1860 Benton Twp.,Vinton P.O. Benton Co., Iowa Lucy Arihood 49 Ky Nancy Docterly 19 Illinois Phebe Arihood 16 Do Elizabeth Arihood 14 Do Martha E. Arihood 11 Iowa Charles Arihood 9 Do Lucy Wayne first married Joel E. Daughhetee 25 Feb 1829 in Edgar Co., IL. and had at least three children by him, Nancy, Rachel, and George.